---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment The angle the wedge is put in plays a big part. The wider the angle the tighter it is. I use three wedges, and keep the newest for the Bass and tenor. The thinnest is used from about A4 up and usually is the first to break.=0D =0D A very versatile and fast tool once you get used to the noise they make.=0D =0D Robin Stevens ARPT=0D South Australia =0D =0D =0D =0D =0D =0D =0D -------Original Message-------=0D =0D From: Pianotech=0D Date: 07/02/05 08:58:23=0D To: Pianotech=0D Subject: Re: A real West Virginia piano=0D =0D I've thought of dipping them in that tool-handle stuff=0D to make the ends a bit rubbery, but haven't tried it=0D yet.=0D Thump=0D =0D --- John Ross <jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca> wrote:=0D =0D > Hi Warren,=0D > I used to file a notch, but it just speeded up the=0D > wear process.=0D > I sometimes put it above the hammers, and it will=0D > sometimes stay in place there, where it won't below.=0D > It seems to be worse on some pianos than others. I=0D > don't know if this is due to the proximity to the=0D > dampers, or a more 'alive' string.=0D > Thanks.=0D > John=0D > John M. Ross=0D > Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada=0D > jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca=0D > ----- Original Message -----=0D > From: Warren Fisher=0D > To: Pianotech=0D > Sent: Friday, July 01, 2005 3:42 PM=0D > Subject: Re: A real West Virginia piano=0D >=0D >=0D > John,=0D > If you take a small file and make a slight indent=0D > to catch the strings, they will stay put. You do=0D > insert them under the hammers don't you?=0D > Warren=0D >=0D > Warren Fisher- Navy Retired - Slidell, Louisiana=0D > 98 2500 Dodge Cummins TD, DTT Auto, Smart=0D > Controller, E-Brake, ATF, EGT, and Boost gauges, Mag=0D > Hytec tranny and differential pans, Aux. tranny=0D > cooler, 4" exhaust, monster air filter, engine 125=0D > hp upgrade.=0D > 02 Titanium fiver 28E33, aerodynamic front end,=0D > 2-120W solr panls, Friendship 2000 invrtr,=0D > four Lifeline absorbed glass mat battries, Honda=0D > 5000 genset=0D >=0D >=0D > ----- Original Message -----=0D > From: John Ross=0D > To: Pianotech=0D > Sent: 7/1/2005 12:58:34 PM=0D > Subject: Re: A real West Virginia piano=0D >=0D >=0D > Speaking of Papp's mutes, I have trouble, having=0D > them stay between the strings when they are new.=0D > I was thinking of trying a piece of the hooked=0D > side of the Velcro on it, to grab the hammer rail=0D > felt, to hold it in place.=0D > Any other ideas?=0D > I seem to remember someone saying they used two,=0D > for doing the centre strings.=0D > I thought that was their main advantage, that=0D > with the spring, they allowed the centre string to=0D > sound, using just one.=0D > Another thing about the Papp's mute, the blue=0D > material seems to wear out much faster than the=0D > original white stuff. Needs replacing about once a=0D > year, now.=0D > I tried a film of C/A on the end, and that seems=0D > to increase the lifespan somewhat.=0D > John M. Ross=0D > Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada=0D > jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca=0D > ----- Original Message -----=0D > From: Michael Gamble=0D > To: Cy Shuster ; pianotech@ptg.org=0D > Sent: Friday, July 01, 2005 2:15 PM=0D > Subject: Re: A real West Virginia piano=0D >=0D >=0D > Hello Cy=0D > After all this time I find upright pianos=0D > being referred to on the List! I though you all had=0D > S&S, M&H, Yam grands only in US!=0D > I use a Papps wedge only on uprights. I find=0D > the rubber fiddly to get in between the strings in a=0D > hurry!=0D > Regards from a rainy evening in Sussex=0D > Michael G.(UK)=0D > ----- Original Message -----=0D > From: Cy Shuster=0D > To: Pianotech=0D > Sent: Friday, July 01, 2005 5:37 PM=0D > Subject: A real West Virginia piano=0D >=0D >=0D > At first, I thought this black, powdery=0D > stuff was mold -- but there was no rust on the=0D > strings, and it was only on the tops of the hammers.=0D >=0D > As I dared to touch it, a train went=0D > rumbling by (100 yards or more away), and the light=0D > bulb came on: very fine coal dust! Finally, an=0D > environment that is *beneficial* to a piano! :-)=0D >=0D > --Cy Shuster--=0D > Bluefield, WV=0D >=0D =0D =0D =0D =0D ____________________________________________________=0D Yahoo! Sports=0D Rekindle the Rivalries. Sign up for Fantasy Football=0D http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com=0D _______________________________________________=0D pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/14/59/f3/02/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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